What is Mental Health?

Often when we talk about mental health, people immediately think of the negative aspects of certain mental health disorders, such as depression or self-harm. But just like physical health, people can have good mental health or have problems that they need help to overcome.
It is important to remember that EVERYONE has mental health; we may be at different places on the continuum but we all have mental health.
When working with children and young people, we will recognise that some young people are better able to stick to the positive end of the continuum than others.
In this resource we look at the different types of mental health problems and disorders and the common issues faced by children and young people.